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The south entrance to Pump Lane, Johnson's grocers on the left. Painting by S Oliver 1850.Before the fire of 1849 this was the road to the east of St Mary the Great. There were properties on both sides. On this map west is at the top. The properties shaded were destroyed in the fire.
Plan of Market Place before the Fire of 1849. From A B Gray’s Cambridge Revisited
The properties in the central block are listed under Market Hill.
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(Market Place) Richard Johnson, 40, grocer
Henry Salmon, 20, servant
Walter Marshall, 19, apprentice
Susan Cook, 26, servant
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(Warwick Street) Sarah Ind, 40, shirt maker [?]
Sarah, 20
Robert, 19,
Ralph Mould, 22, independent
Henry Andrews, 34, servant
Mary Witt, 28, servant
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(Warwick Street) William Emmerson, 35, baker
Sarah, 35
Sarah, 4
William, 2
Francis Wood, 25, servant
Elizabeth Binge, 25, servant
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(Warwick Street) John Hayles, 50, shoemaker
Sarah, 50
Sarah, 20
Isabella, 15
John, 10
Georgiana, 7
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(Warwick Street) Ann Pleasance, 55, publican
John, 25
Martha, 25
George Morgan, 44, servant
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(St Mary’s Street) Henry Peters, 50, cutler
Mary, 45
Sarah, 20
Patrick Smyth, 20, musician
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William White, 40, bootmaker
Robert White, 37, bootmaker
Jane Ashbold, 50, servant
Josiah Haynes, 20
Cecily Dench, 19, servant
William Corker, 24
Josiah Corker, 20
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The properties on the west side in 1849 were:
R Johnson, grocer
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The Grapes, Sarah and Robert Ind
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W H Emmerson, baker
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William and Robert White, bootmakers
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H Peters, cutler
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William White, 53, boot and shoe maker, b Norfolk
Robert, 47, boot and shoe maker, b Cambridge
Jane Ashbolt, 62, housekeeper, b Cambridge
William Taylor, 21, shopman, b Castle Camps
Elna Ellen, 18, servant, b Cambs
In 1861 Robert White is at 6 Maids Causeway
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